The Wheel Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, July 8, 1965

The^ Wheel HOME OF THE LAS VEGAS ROTARY CLUB - The Tropicana Hotel, which for years has presented the famous "Folies Bergere" French revue in its beautiful showroom, stands ready to greet visiting Rotarians to Las Vegas. The hotel has several swimming pools, an 18-hole golf course, plush casino and round-the-clock entertainment. The Rotary Club meets in the showroom, one of the most spectacular meeting places of any club in the world. LAS VEGAS ROTARY CLUB LUNCHEON MEETING 12:15 THURSDAY TROPICANA HOTEL LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Mailing Address P. O. Box 2385 Huntridge Station JULY 8, 1965 The Wheel "He Profits MosT Who Serves Best" PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA OLLIE GARDNER - T. JONES Co - Editors SHERWIN GARSIDE Publisher •a-ga^B 6 TID BITS BOB SCHMUTZER gives this sage bit of advice: "Be thoughtful, gentlemen. When you buy garden tools, remem-ber to get only those that are strong, yet not too heavy for your wife. (Editor's Note—The "light" tools may be purchased at the Garden Center, 1800 Las Vegas Boulevard South.) YOUNG COUPLES face a more dan-gerous world than we did. Not only do they have to worry about the bride's first biscuits, but they also have to go through the groom's first cookout! OVERHEARD a couple of First West-ern Secretaries, one of whom worked for Guild Gray, saying how fierce she had to work typing all the letters for the Club Assembly held last night. She was quoted as saying: "Fierce' isn't the word—why I typed so many let-ters yesterday, that last night I fin-ished my prayers with 'your's truly' ". REPAIR MAN—Is their anyone as ac-cusing and aloof as the repairman who discovers that you have been trying to fix it yourself? Today . . . Our newly elected District Governor, C. Harold Sexsmith of the Pasadena Rotary Club, will speak to us today. Governor Sexsmith assumed his new post on July 1 and his visit in South-ern Nevada is his first in District 530. In a newspaper interview, shortly after his arrival in town, Governor Sexsmith said, regarding the global growth of Rotary: "Rotary is the pio-neer of the service clubs and today numbers more than 12,000 clubs with a combined membership of 568,000 business and professional men in 127 countries throughout the world. Rotary clubs meet every day of the week and conduct activities to improve their communities, aid youth, elevate busi-ness standards, and further interna-tional friendship and understanding." Regarding the 1965-66 program of C.P.H. Teenstra of the Netherlands, president of Rotary International, Gov-ernor Sexsmith said: "Rotary clubs world-wide have been urged by Presi-dent Teenstra to translate plans into action for the global advancement of the program of Rotary." Governor Sexsmith, who holds a classification of Senior Active, form-erly Transfer and Storage. He is a Past President of the Pasadena Club and also was General Chairman of the International Convention when it was held in Los Angeles in 1962. Next Week . . . Nevada's Lieutenant Governor Paul Laxalt is scheduled to address the Las Vegas Rotary Club on an as yet un-disclosed subject. It is believed that his comments will include some thoughts on the reap-portionment of our State Legislature, which should be of considerable in-terest to the local membership. Another Paul, also an avid Repub-lican, McDermott will introduce the Lieutenant Governor. Rotarians in the News . . . JIM MOSS—We're very sorry to read of Jim's resignation from the Boy Scout Council. He has served our local office for 21 years and is dedicated to the growth and welfare of our youth. We appreciate his long year's of service and are sorry to see him leave. - R - WAYNE KIRCH - On the way to Anchorage Alaska for a three-day meeting of the Western States Fish and Game Association meeting from July 7 to 9. - R - WAYNE ZEIGER—has been elected as the new president of the Nevada State Dental Society. VINCE SANNER has been elected as the new Secretary- Treasurer. - R - HERB STOUT-Rumored, though not verified, that this smiling banker got a hole in one at the Desert Inn Coun-try Club on Monday. - R - ED TABOR-Our Rotary Golf Cham-pion two years in a row, entered the left handers tournament at the Dunes. After the opening round he wasn't heard from. What happened, Ed? - R - MIKE — We hope that we have a Mike Today and we're not referring to travel agent Cole. - R - TED AND MONTIE BRANDT hosted two foreign students on Wednesday and Thursday. They were Jussi Hel-minen from Finland and Rodger New-ton from England. This is an activity of the International Student Visitation Committee. - R - GEORGE CROCKETT & VERN WILLIS and their families spent a quiet, cool Fourth of July in Yellowstone Park at their respective cabins. George hasn't returned as yet. TOM CAMPBELL-is sailing to Hawaii for a two months vacation with his family. —R— PAUL McDERMOTT & ART SMITH and families spent a pleasant weekend over the Fourth at McDermott's ranch in Southern Utah. - R - HARLEY HARMON-Our Co-Sergeant at Arms, is fishing in Idaho. We'll be interested in hearing of his catch after he returns. - R - TOM JONES—Visited his new grand-daughter. The baby was born on June 18 and weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces. This makes the fourth one for Tom and his wife. - R - SCOOP GARSIDE'S new grandson, Norman Lee Enlow, Jr., is going to be a well trained young man. The young fellow, who is nearly five months old, will be quite adept at tracking deer and dear by the time he reaches man-hood. His father, an avid outdoors-man, will train his son in the wiley ways of the venison; and Grandpa Scoop will share his great wisdom concerning the wiley ways of the two-legged dears. - R - FAMILY PARTY-Seen at the Top of the Mint last Saturday night were the families of Ward Wengert, Bob Gate-wood, and Jack Cherry Senior and Junior having a real gay get together. - R - ALSO SEEN at the Mint's new Sky Room were Ollie Gardner and his charming Rotary Anne being greeted by the affable host, Sam Boyd. Thanks . . . Ted and Montie Brandt want to express their gratitude to those Ro-tarians who assisted in the housing of two busloads of foreign students and their chaperones last week. Gay Prather Scholarship, Awards, Student Loans 385-8011 Ted Brandt International Student Proj. 382-1441 Leonard Fayle New Club 384-1658 Lew Atkin International Cont. 384-4321 Burt Purdue Rot. Foundation 384-0131 Joe McMurray Weekly Newscast 735-8484 Jack Cord International 384-3155 Info. Wayne Zeiger Xmas Gift Proi- 384-3465 Frank Chabot Roster 736-2911 Officers 1965- 1966 WALTER WEHNER Vice President GUILD GRAY Director L. FUSSELL Director FRANK MIKULICH Director W. W. SOUTHARD, Jr. President DON BROWN Secretary BILL CARLSON Director VIC LIFFREING Treasurer VINCE SANNER Director BOB ROBINSON Director WARD WENGERT Director International Officers 1965-66 President — R. I. C. H. P. TEENSTRA - Hilversun, The Netherlands Governor — District 530 C. HAROLD SEXSMITH — 511 So. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena, Calif. District Governor's Representative — District 530 H. DALE TOBLER — 612 A North Highland, Las Vegas, Nevada